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        <div id="phone">703-598-0296</div>
        <div id="email">balac.usa@gmail.com</div>
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	My software development career has spanned over 10 years with the last 5 in web development in Java & Microsoft technologies. I have acted as a lead developer, mentor and developer. I enjoy computer programming immensely. My philosophy is to find the best and easiest-to-use Tool for the task. My motto is work smarter not harder (Grails fits nicely into that). 
	J2EE: multi-project experience with lightweight Java solutions, with a focus on Spring.
	Experienced in Grails, Javascript, HTML, CSS, XML and SQL in UNIX and Windows environments.
	Proficient in C/C++, XSLT and shell scripting.
	Software Engineering: requirements gathering, software design, best-practices implementation - have led the design and implementation of several large projects.
	Databases: project experience with Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, DB2 and SQLServer.
	Able to document technical subjects clearly.

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    	<div id="company1" title="WWW.DC-MEDICAID.COM">
        	<div id="position11">Java Developer</div>
            <div id="exp_time11">March 2008 – present</div>
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	Senior developer, developed and maintained large scale state Medicaid/Medicare 	health care portal with over 5000 providers and 50000 users. Using the latest in open source technologies and agile methodologies. </div>
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        <div id="company2" title="Mississippi Envision ">
        	<div id="position21">Java Developer</div>
            <div id="exp_time21">Jul 2006 – Feb 2008</div>
            <div id="experience21">	Senior developer developed and maintained Mississippi Medicaid web portal. Helped to build, release and support a complete site application rewrite for high traffic, transactional application. Utilizing the latest generation of open source and web 2.0 tools including Spring Framework, Hibernate, AJAX, Spring Batch, JBOSS JMS, and a myriad of other relevant technologies.</div>
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        <div id="company3" title="Website Redesign. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)">
        	<div id="position31">Analyst Programmer</div>
            <div id="exp_time31">Apr 2005- Jun 2006</div>
            <div id="experience31">This is complete redesign of the IPEDS website.</div>
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        <div id="company4" title="FDIC">
        	<div id="position41">Senior Programmer</div>
            <div id="exp_time41">May 2003- Mar 2005</div>
            <div id="experience41">Maintenance and enhancement of existing Intranet Java Portals, FDIC Remedy helpdesk and Change Request Application. My role includes customization, study of new requirement, testing and implementation of any new requirement. This includes Monitoring the system stability, data integrity and performance. Developed Web Application using JSP, SQL Server to automate Video Teleconferencing.Developed Portal for FDIC parking System using JSP, SQL Server, J2EE, Weblogic 6.0Design of new reports using crystal reports based on clients requirement. Customization of out of box reports in crystal reports 9.0. Publishing Reports using Crystal Enterprise 8.0Development of Different Management Reports using Crystal Cross Tab and Crystal Graph based on Management Requirement.Developed programs using CRYSTAL ActiveX DLL to generate and store crystal Reports in PDF and this will greatly help to reduce the database traffic for busy applications.Configured out of Box Crystal Enterprise Server for Report publishing.Adding new Active Links or Filters if required. Modifying or updating any existing Active Links or Filters if required.Implementation of nice feature like Remedy talking SQL Server outside firewall.Implementation of OLE automation feature like Spell Check, sending mails with attachment using Microsoft Outlook.
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        <div id="company5" title="Office of Campaign and Finance, ">
        	<div id="position51">Analyst Programmer</div>
            <div id="exp_time51">Sep 2001 - Apr 2003</div>
            <div id="experience51">Design and Development of Database in SQL Server 2000, ASP pages, Crystal Reports using 8.5 and publishing in the web using Crystal Enterprise 8.0. Developing CSP pages for publishing Crystal Reports. Extensively used Sub Reports and Crystal Report Formulas for the report development, scheduling the Reports using Crystal Enterprise Server, generation of PDF reports using Crystal Enterprise and Crystal Reports. Design and Deployment of Business and Database component in MTS using VB 6.0 and VC++6.0. Implementation of imaging module by configuring external scanner. Automation of email using SQL mail agent.
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        <div id="company6" title="Public Service Commission">
        	<div id="position61">Senior Programmer</div>
            <div id="exp_time61">Jan 2000- Aug 2000</div>
            <div id="experience61">This system provides complete intelligence for the complete PSC Docket filing. My Role includes complete study of existing Manual system. Design stored procedure for email activations. Play Major role in the complete system design and development.</div>
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        <div id="company6" title="www.junkshares.com">
        	<div id="position61">Programmer</div>
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            <div id="experience61">Description: Junkshares.com is a web-based tool, which facilitates buying and selling of thinly traded shares (Penny Stocks) for the general investors.  This is an Internet Web development.</div>
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        <div id="company6" title="MARGCONSTRUCTIONS.COM ">
        	<div id="position61">Programmer</div>
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            <div id="experience61">This is a Web Portal Developed for a Real Estate Agency.</div>
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    	<div id="set1">Grails 1.0.x/1.1, Spring Framework, Struts, JSP, J2EE, Swing, AWT, JavaMail, JDBC</div>
        <div id="set2">Jetty, HTML, DHTML, Bea Weblogic 6.1/8.1,9.2, JavaScript, Apache,
 IBM Websphere 5/6, Tomcat, SSL, HTTP, HTTPS, CSS</div>
        <div id="set3">C++</div>
        <div id="set4">Hibernate 3.0, iBatis, Oracle, MS SQL Server 2000, Informix, DB2, MySQL,
Triggers, PL/SQL, Embedded SQL, MS Access, ODBC, ADO.NET</div>
        <div id="set5">Windows 95/98/NT/2000/2003//XP, UNIX</div>
		<div id="set6">Cross Platform Browser, NTier, Crystal reports 11.0, Crystal Enterprise 10.0, Remedy,
Remedy Help Desk, ADOBE Photoshop, VSS, VB 6.0, ASP, 
 Multithread, ClientServer, Microsoft Office API</div>
		<div id="set7">Eclipse 3.x, MyEclipse, NetBeans 3.5, JBuilder 7, Microsoft Visual Studio, Dreamweaver</div>
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            <div id="major1">Bachelor of Engineering</div>
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            <div id="university1">Madras University, India</div>
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